In photos: How America honoured Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 17, 2017 15:41 IST

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People gather to march in the annual parade down MLK Boulevard to honour Martin Luther King, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. (Billy Weeks/REUTERS)

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Avery Ford, aka. Spanky the Rodeo Clown, watches the Ladies Barrel Racing event during the MLK Jr. African American Heritage Rodeo at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. The MLK Jr. African American Heritage Rodeo, featuring both African American, and Native American cowboys and cowgirls, is the only rodeo held in the United States on Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year. (Jason Connolly/AFP)

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Daylen Lowe (L) and Leora Spillman (R) watch the calf roping competition during the MLK Jr. African American Heritage Rodeo at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. (Jason Connolly/AFP)

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Singer Howard Johnson performs the Black American National Anthem at the beginning of the MLK Jr. African American Heritage Rodeo at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. (Jason Connolly/AFP)

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People gather to march in the annual parade down MLK Boulevard to honor Martin Luther King, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. (Billy Weeks /REUTERS)

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LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers wears a shirt honoring Martin Luther King Jr. during the playing of the National Anthem before their game against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena. (Ezra Shaw/AFP)

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Bernice King, daughter of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during the MLK Jr. holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the King preached. (AP/PTi)

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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity members perform ‘We Jump’ while marching down Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado during Denver's Martin Luther King Jr. parade. Denver's Martin Luther King Jr. parade is the largest celebration held in honour of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the United States. (Jason Connolly/AFP)

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Bridget Johnson holds a picture of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while marching in Denver, Colorado during Denver's Martin Luther King Jr. parade. (Jason Connolly/AFP)

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Gregory Campbell holds his hands high during prayer while gathering at City Park in Denver, Colorado at the beginning of Denver's Martin Luther King Jr. parade. (Jason Connolly/AFP)

Actor and parade ambassador Antonio Fargas, who played Huggy Bear in the "Starsky & Hutch" television series, rides in a convertible during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in downtown Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/ Las Vegas Sun via AP)

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Visitors tour the grounds around The King Center on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in Atlanta, Georgia. (Tami Chappell/REUTERS)

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio greets Rivania Scott as he departs the Convent Avenue Baptist Church after delivering remarks for Martin Luther King Jr. Day in New York. (Karsten Moran/NYT)

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Cynthia Bailey chants outside the National Civil Rights Museum following the annual Martin Luther King Day march on January 16, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. Hundreds marched from the north end of downtown Memphis in honour of the civil rights leader to the site where King was assassinated in 1968, which now houses the National Civil Rights Museum. (Mike Brown/Getty Images/AFP )

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Alvin Turner listens to speeches before the start of the annual Martin Luther King Day march on January 16, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. Turner was sanitation worker in Memphis for 34 years and marched alongside King in Memphis during the sanitation workers strike in 1968. (Mike Brown/Getty Images/AFP )

Marchers hold signs and chant during the annual Martin Luther King Day march on January 16, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Mike Brown/Getty Images/AFP)

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People wait in line to enter the National Civil Rights Museum on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in Memphis. The museum is built in what was formerly the Lorraine Motel, and the balcony at upper left is marked with a wreath where King was assassinated on April 4, 1968. (Mark Humphrey/AP)

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Bluebian Durelle takes a selfie on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in front of the balcony at the National Civil Rights Museum where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Residents of the city where civil rights leader King was killed are honouring his legacy with neighbourhood clean-up events and a day-long celebration at the National Civil Rights Museum. (Mark Humphrey/AP)

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama help paint a mural of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the community room of the Jobs Have Priority Naylor Road Family Shelter in Washington. The mural,"Wall of Hope" was created by artist Omatayo Akinbolajo and features a painting of Martin Luther King Jr. (Susan Walsh/AP)

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Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement stage a "die in" outside the National Civil Rights Museum following the annual Martin Luther King Day march. (Mike Brown/Getty Images/AFP)

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Ja'Marieon Anderson looks out a window in the National Civil Rights Museum near the spot where Martin Luther King Jr. was struck down by a bullet. (Mike Brown/Getty Images/AFP)

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Rolandra Fields (right) waves from the back of a flatbed trailer during the annual Martin Luther King Day march. (Mike Brown/Getty Images/AFP)

A man looks over a program during the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. (Tami Chappell/REUTERS)

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Students and MLK Legacy March participants wait near a huge wall hanging of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. before the start of the 8th annual MLK Legacy march in honour of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in Detroit. (Daniel Mears/Detroit News via AP)

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The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial as the sun rises on a cloudy morning in Washington. (Al Drago/NYT)